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hi-

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See also: Appendix:Variations of "hi"

Bikol Central

Prefix

hi-

to eliminate or remove what is given in the root word

Japanese

Romanization

hi-

Rōmaji transcription of ひ

Navajo

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /hɪ̀-/

Prefix

hi-

Marks the seriative subaspect, which describes actions that take place one after another (seriatim).
‎hi- + ‎l- (“classifier”) + ‎-ghaał (“wriggle”) → ‎hilghaał (“he/she is wriggling (somewhere)”)

Usage notes

After the prefix dzi- or any prefix in positions IV or V in the Navajo verb template, this prefix takes the form yi-
The /i/ vowel is lost before a vowel, as in heechééh (“he/she goes by hopping”).
It is somewhat unclear what the underlying form of this suffix is. Young and Morgan (1987) treat hi- as the underlying form, while Leonard Faltz (1998) prefers h-.^[1]

See also

Navajo seriative subaspect subject markers
			singular	duoplural	plural
1st person			heesh-/yeesh-	hii(d)-	dahííníi(d)-
2nd person			híí-/yíí-	hoo(h)-	daníínó(h)-
3rd person			hoo-		dahée-
4th person			jiyoo-		dajiyée-

References

^ Semantics of the Seriative Prefix in Navajo

Tagalog

Pronunciation

(Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /hi/ [hɪ]
Syllabification: hi-

Prefix

hi- (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜒ)

alternative form of hing-

Derived terms

Tagalog terms prefixed with hi-

Volapük

Etymology

Borrowed from English he- as in "he-ass", "he-bear", "he-bitch", "he-goat", "he-wolf".

Prefix

hi-

Used to specify male gender.

Derived terms

Volapük terms prefixed with hi-

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